I’ve been playing this all morning and this is easily one of the best looking DS games out there and probably the best when it comes to 3D on the DS. The backgrounds in particular, though they are pre-rendered, look gorgeous~ No screenshots will do this game justice!

Yeah, there’s a really smooth look to the game and there’s a load of nice little visual cues as well for things like levelling/ranking up. You can really tell how much love and pride CyberConnect2 have for the game.

DanteJones

That’s great to hear! I was worried it wasn’t going to come to NA for a while until the Xseed announcement.

Guest

I was really looking forward to this but my DS just broke and I got fired. Sucks =/

This game is hard to find.
local retails (Austria) > sold out or not even listed in their databases
Amazon.de > has it, obligatory ugly USK rating on the box
Amazon.co.uk > 3 of the 4 listed retailers ship from Germany

Is there anything we can post that helps you or are you deciding this based on factors we can’t do anything about (design, price, release period…)?

Mister_Nep

Well I would like to know more information on the game’s story and characters. Most of what I know is that it’s a spiritual successor to Tail Concerto, and the whole grab and throw mechanic of the gameplay.

I’ll admit I haven’t kept a close eye, but all the digging up I’m finding isn’t revealing a whole lot on those two things. I know nothing of Tail Concerto so knowing the spiritual connection doesn’t really help me learn anything new about it.

The protagonist Red the Hunter is a very self confident character, reminds me a lot of Sonic. He’s the kind of guy that takes a mission and gets things done. Then there is this little sister type of character, Chocolate, that likes to tease him but has a good hearth. She supports him through the communicator. And there’s also a mysterious androgynous character. Sounds very much like stereotypes, but it’s well done.

I’d say Mega Man Legends is the closest match, in terms of mood, graphics, characters and how much you spend time on talking and on missions.

As far as the story goes, it’s an adventure and focuses on the characters and a “contract”, nothing too dark with politcs or conspiracies.
The game is mostly lighthearted but has some serious moments, switching between them back and forth very fast.

I’m about three hours in so this is not an in-depth anaylsis. Perhaps others can provide some more information. I’d recomment it based on what I’ve played so far

kupomogli

Remember those of us saying Xseed is the new Atlus? Well, because of Solatorobo it makes it more true than ever before. Think about it. Localizing a ton of amazing niche titles, and then Solatorobo, or in Atlus’ case, Tail Concerto.

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